5th CALL FOR PROPOSALS OF THE CP INTERREG V-A

The Cooperation Programme INTERREG V-A GREECE-BULGARIA 2014-2020 is pleased to announce the 5th Call for projects proposals «Grant scheme for supporting SMEs to grow and expand beyond local markets» that will open on the 15th of February 2019.

The Call is targeted to the Programme Priority Axis 1: “A Competitive and Innovative Cross-Border Area” which aims to enhance the competitiveness of SMEs in the Greece-Bulgaria border area(Thematic Objective 03) and contributes to Programme Specific Objective 02 “To improve SME capacity to expand beyond local markets” which aims is to stimulate enterprise growth of new and existing CB area SMEs through the expansion of economic activity to new markets and products.

The intervention focuses on fostering value-added producing capability in enterprises by boosting their product and service development activities through joint economic development actions, preferably oriented towards innovation, to make it possible for them to access new markets.

AVAILABLE BUDGET:

The total applicable indicative Public Expenditure of the present Call amounts to €10,000,000.00. Public Expenditure consists of €8,500,000.00 of ERDF funds and €1,500,000.00 National Contributions by Greece and Bulgaria.

Maximum grant per enterprise (single undertaking) subject to the €200,000.00 over a 3-year rolling period as per de minimis Regulation (EU 1407/2013).

ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES:

Eligible beneficiaries under this Call are enterprises in the priority productive sectors of the CB area “smart specialization” strategies, namely (as specified by the NACE classification codes):

Each eligible potential beneficiary (Lead Beneficiary Enterprise) submitting a project proposal should include in the proposal one other eligible potential beneficiary (Project Beneficiary Enterprise) from the other participating country, with whom – according to Art.12 par 4 in Reg.1299/2013 – the project beneficiary shall cooperate in some capacity for the development and implementation of the proposed investment plan.

DURATION:

The time period for the completion of any investment supported through this Call shall be three (3) years.

All applications will be submitted electronically through the State Aid Information System at www.ependyseis.gr/ (State-Aid operations).

NEW DATES!!! The Call will remain open from 08/03/2019 to 10/05/2019. The deadline for submission of applications is 15:00h of 10/05/2019. After this deadline, the electronic system will close and no more applications will be accepted.

All required documentation, which has not been uploaded through the SA MIS, must be submitted (in person or by mail) in hardcopy to the Managing Authority of the Cooperation Programme Interreg V-A Greece-Bulgaria 2014-2020 by the deadline (15/04/2019) of this Call.

Consultation will be provided to the potential applicants through Information Days that will be organized in both countries (Greece and Bulgaria). Find more information here.

For further details on the Call, please refer to the documents listed below:
– 5th Call Decision (in English)
– 5th Call Decision (in Greek)
– 5th Call Decision (in Bulgarian)
– Direct Assistance Guidelines.UPDATED VERSIONS OF THE CALL DOCUMENTS (26/03/2019)
– Decision_Amendment of the 5th Call for Proposals
– Direct Assistance  Guidelines_final_ February 2019_Ver 2
– Direct Assistance  Guidelines_26.3.2019_v3 (NEW-26/03/2019)
– ANNEX_I(1,2,3)SA MIS _ USER MANUAL
– SAMIS_User Manual_EN
– SAMIS_User Manual_BG (NEW)
– SAMIS_User Manual_GR (NEW)NOTE: The Bulgarian and Greek translations of the SAMIS Manual will be available on Thursday the 14/03/2019. 

Within the framework of the 5th Call, we would like to inform you that you can find partners to form a successful proposal with the use of the following methods:

1. By participating in the Info days that have been planned. Please visit our site for the event dates (http://www.greece-bulgaria.eu/).

2. By participating in the B2B meetings, which are planned after each Info day event. The next info days are the following: 20/2/2019 in Alexandroupolis (Greece) and 20/3/2019 in Haskovo (Bulgaria)

3. By circulating your interest in the Commercial Chambers of the cross border area, both in Greece and In Bulgaria.

4. By informing of your interest (NACE code, brief description of your idea) to the Commercial Section in the Bulgarian consulate in Thessaloniki at the following e-mail address: m.boyadzhieva@mi.government.bg

5. By informing of your interest (NACE code, brief description of your idea) to the Commercial Section in the Greek Consulate in Sofia at the following e-mail address: ecocom-sofia@mfa.gr
6.(NEW!) By filling in the excel file attached here and sending it to the Joint Secretariat (JS):  jts_grbg@mou.gr . By filling in and sending this file, you give your consent to publish your data on the Programme website, thus, please provide us only with official data of your enterprise and not personal data. The file will be updated every Friday and published on the Programme’s website.
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